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of utah beach. it was a current that ran from the ocean, along the beachfront, pushing them almost a channel. and as the landing craft -- once they were oriented three miles off the beach, having now you bark from the transit and gone in a line to the jumpoff position, two or three miles off the beach, and they make that last -- into the sure. that current pushed them to the left. had the landmarks that were supposed to guide them in terms of finding the beach, that horrific naval bombardment followed almost instantly by the aerial bombardment, meant the beach was completely intrepid and smoke and debris and you could barely see anything, much less make out landmarks. , driving the did higgins boats, they would just aim themselves at the beach and open the throttle. with the current pushing them to the left, they ended up being about a half-mile or even further west of where they were me, eastto -- exdccuse of where they believe they were supposed to land. now they get a sure and look around. none o
of utah beach. it was a current that ran from the ocean, along the beachfront, pushing them almost a channel. and as the landing craft -- once they were oriented three miles off the beach, having now you bark from the transit and gone in a line to the jumpoff position, two or three miles off the beach, and they make that last -- into the sure. that current pushed them to the left. had the landmarks that were supposed to guide them in terms of finding the beach, that horrific naval bombardment...
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beach. it's simple. we need it. >> we totally need it. it has been a long, long winter. so we here at "world news now" decided we needed something to warm oushsz up. so throughout the morning we'll slather on some sunscreen, and since we can't go to the beach, we're going to try to go to the beach. >> can you get my shoulders? >>> first thing we want to do from our approach on the beach is check out the weather. >> we are hoping for a little good news, please. so, we are going to brave it and check in with accuweather meteorologist jim dickey. good morning, jim. >> good morning, john and marci. it's been a harsh winter across the north and east. everyone wants to know, when will the warmth, when will spring finally arrive? this is the current pattern. unfortunately, this is something to have some staying power, at least through early march. the jet stream diving down through the north and east allowing the arctic air to stay in place, well below averages. we're looking march 13th through the
beach. it's simple. we need it. >> we totally need it. it has been a long, long winter. so we here at "world news now" decided we needed something to warm oushsz up. so throughout the morning we'll slather on some sunscreen, and since we can't go to the beach, we're going to try to go to the beach. >> can you get my shoulders? >>> first thing we want to do from our approach on the beach is check out the weather. >> we are hoping for a little good news,...
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there are the beaches. they were disconnected essentially and part of the challenge at the time, in the initial hours and days was try to connect them and prevent a counter attack from the west and the south. >> within the landing areas they were disconnected. they had challenges within the units fighting side by side and the key aspect is the airborne operation. think of the concept of putting the individuals in gliders and crash landing behind the enemy lines in the dark in order to come out and gain the tactical advantage there. never had been done before and again to the level of combined armed perspective is amazing. >> a lot of the gliders missed the target. >> they drown, think about that, you are in an airplane and jumping and you land in the water and the soldiers drowned in some of the areas. >> one of the military challenges they were not sure of how deep the water was. the water was deeper than they thought. >> bad decisions were made. they thought they were close enough to the beach. when you g
there are the beaches. they were disconnected essentially and part of the challenge at the time, in the initial hours and days was try to connect them and prevent a counter attack from the west and the south. >> within the landing areas they were disconnected. they had challenges within the units fighting side by side and the key aspect is the airborne operation. think of the concept of putting the individuals in gliders and crash landing behind the enemy lines in the dark in order to...
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beach. >> that's pretty good. who gets to do that? >> well, i guess only me and my friends. >> do you ever take it for granted, like do you get -- >> we do. >> you do? >> we do, we do. see the thing about it when we really need it, that's the time we can't have it. a lot of our water fronts have been gone. we have very little right now. you know, it's okay. we have james bond beach like ten minutes walk from the house. at least we're one of the lucky ones. i want...regularity. i want good digestive health. i just don't want to have to think about regularity. natural benefiber® helps support digestive health... and maintain th word you know what it tastes like in water? water! except this water makes you feel great. benefiber®. now in stick packs. two weeks later. look, credit karma-- are you talking to websites again? this website says "free credit scores." oh, credit karma! yeah it's actually free. look, you don't have to put in your credit card information. whew! credit karma. really. fr
beach. >> that's pretty good. who gets to do that? >> well, i guess only me and my friends. >> do you ever take it for granted, like do you get -- >> we do. >> you do? >> we do, we do. see the thing about it when we really need it, that's the time we can't have it. a lot of our water fronts have been gone. we have very little right now. you know, it's okay. we have james bond beach like ten minutes walk from the house. at least we're one of the lucky ones. i...
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nbc's miguel almaguer has our report from newport beach, california. >> reporter: in newport beach, at the world famous surf spot called the wedge, wicked waves like few have ever seen before. today, mother nature is southern california's biggest tourist attraction. thousands are flocking here, some ditching work to witness raw power, beauty and these surfers. >> things go bad in split seconds. people who get in trouble, you know, they usually panic. >> reporter: drone video capturing surfing legend lairdhamilton shooting the pier in malibu. >> when you spend your life in the ocean, you know, the priority is that everybody's okay. great surfers drown, great surfers get hurt all the time. >> reporter: this afternoon, more rescues, more close calls. smashing surf has hammered the region. sailboats grounded, piers ripped apart in catalina. a lifeguard station that survived many storms, smashed to pieces. tropical storm marie has hammered western shores for three days. on the east coast, rough surf and rip tides from hurricane cristobal has claimed at least seven lives. at jones beach on l
nbc's miguel almaguer has our report from newport beach, california. >> reporter: in newport beach, at the world famous surf spot called the wedge, wicked waves like few have ever seen before. today, mother nature is southern california's biggest tourist attraction. thousands are flocking here, some ditching work to witness raw power, beauty and these surfers. >> things go bad in split seconds. people who get in trouble, you know, they usually panic. >> reporter: drone video...
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beach. blackwell has big plans for the area. ♪ the next day i live golden eye's luxurious embrace, headed into town for something, well i just had to have a long time favorite. what do we have here? oh, ox tail. >> yeah man. >> goat. >> sweet. >> i don't care whether it's the bronx or kingston or wherever i can get it, ox tail, and of course rice and pigeon peas. got to have that. god, i love the food in this country. >> it's the best. >> it's such a mix. african. a lot of -- people totally miss out. goat. east indy is what they used to call it. >> that's true. >> chef chris's cook shop became a thriving business in a town that's seen better days. how long you been open here? >> i've been open, in this little shop for 13 years. >> 13 years. >> yeah man. >> the town changed in that time or stayed the same? >> right now, our economy is not good right now. >> why not? it's one of the most beautiful areas in the world. >> for real. we have a beautiful water front. >> beautiful weather. >> what
beach. blackwell has big plans for the area. ♪ the next day i live golden eye's luxurious embrace, headed into town for something, well i just had to have a long time favorite. what do we have here? oh, ox tail. >> yeah man. >> goat. >> sweet. >> i don't care whether it's the bronx or kingston or wherever i can get it, ox tail, and of course rice and pigeon peas. got to have that. god, i love the food in this country. >> it's the best. >> it's such a mix....
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omaha beach another issue, but this was the utah beach invasion force and they lost more men in that -- what's often called a training accident but in in fact an encounter with german patrol boats than were lost in the actual invasion on d-day. >> on our line set aside for world war ii veterans, russell from connecticut. hello. >> caller: good morning. >> go ahead, please. >> caller: i was commanding officer of a gun boat in the south pacific, and i was recalled for career as a navigator for transport squadron. i think you might point out the difference between naval guns and howitzers. the naval gun, a 14-inch gun, it could land ten miles inland. thank you. bye-bye. >> first of all, thank you for your service. i appreciate the question. there is a significant difference between guns afloat and guns ashore. in a number of ways. size, of course, is one. the germans at share bourg had four 11-inch guns, the biggest guns during the entire invasion. most of the shore artillery off the landing beaches were german 88s, smaller caliber, shorter range, nevertheless packed a significant punch
omaha beach another issue, but this was the utah beach invasion force and they lost more men in that -- what's often called a training accident but in in fact an encounter with german patrol boats than were lost in the actual invasion on d-day. >> on our line set aside for world war ii veterans, russell from connecticut. hello. >> caller: good morning. >> go ahead, please. >> caller: i was commanding officer of a gun boat in the south pacific, and i was recalled for...
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if you get a part in beach blanket? oh, i would be the agent and we will discuss it. now, snow, yes, snow, now, look, my part is flying, why were you up there >> i am so sorry. >> you can call me charlotte. okay, i want to tell you that this is the 40th anniversary, wonder woman and so i am going to, and i am giving you notice, i am going to fly on the 45th, the 50th, the 55th, the 60th, and here to be carrying my train. so, one last thing, snow, you had to travel all over the world to find a prince, i found one in my backyard. >> and now the maestro, michael thomas will come and lead us in san francisco. ♪ >> our wonderful beach blanket like san francisco, you are irresistible and congratulations and join me while we sing our national, anthem our hit song, our song that unites us all, will you welcome please, miss san francisco? >> it only takes a tiny quarter of this great big world to find a place that you love. my home upon the hill i find i love you still. i have been away but now i'm back to tell you... san fran
if you get a part in beach blanket? oh, i would be the agent and we will discuss it. now, snow, yes, snow, now, look, my part is flying, why were you up there >> i am so sorry. >> you can call me charlotte. okay, i want to tell you that this is the 40th anniversary, wonder woman and so i am going to, and i am giving you notice, i am going to fly on the 45th, the 50th, the 55th, the 60th, and here to be carrying my train. so, one last thing, snow, you had to travel all over the world...
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>> wrightsville beach a gorgeous beach and glad they came through it all right. didn't seem like a category two hurricane went through those areas. when you think category two hurricane you think devastation and maybe some deaths and haven't heard any of that. we are getting a look for the cape lookout to kill devils hill. you can follow it on social media. not a lot of bad things that happened last night. considering only 20,000 to 30 thousand people without power is fantastic and they will get power to them in a hurry. 100,000 people without power because of thunderstorms in eastern carolina yesterday. it's barely raining anywhere in north carolina any more. the storm is racing away from north carolina and we are watching the band of rain setting up on the west side of the storm that we were thinking was going to happen. this is going all the way up through the chesapeake and all the way up to the beaches there of atlantic city. virginia beach you probably have four to five hours of this the heavy rain and gusty winds and no damage out of it but definitely an i
>> wrightsville beach a gorgeous beach and glad they came through it all right. didn't seem like a category two hurricane went through those areas. when you think category two hurricane you think devastation and maybe some deaths and haven't heard any of that. we are getting a look for the cape lookout to kill devils hill. you can follow it on social media. not a lot of bad things that happened last night. considering only 20,000 to 30 thousand people without power is fantastic and they...
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on omaha and utah beaches. it's that 10% of the entire american army consisted of african-american men who did all of the work that made possible the logistic support work that made possible this invasion in the first place. but it's not historians and it's not modern day commentators who overlook that. it's that the archives, the film archives in particular, the cameramen, the photographers of that day took pictures of the things they thought their audiences back in the states would to see. they took pictures of battleships firing shells, pictures of landing craft going ashore. they did not take pictures of the loading of the ships, the driving of the trucks, the creation of the supply dumps, the movement of the ammunition to the front line. those things essential as they were to the operation entirely, they did not take pictures of those. and so we're left with the pictures that we have. and it's important that we cherish them and protect them and preserve them. but you're right. we have to remember that's no
on omaha and utah beaches. it's that 10% of the entire american army consisted of african-american men who did all of the work that made possible the logistic support work that made possible this invasion in the first place. but it's not historians and it's not modern day commentators who overlook that. it's that the archives, the film archives in particular, the cameramen, the photographers of that day took pictures of the things they thought their audiences back in the states would to see....
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we need to be very specific and tell people stay away from the beach! the beach are closed. because many of them are visitors, jake. they don't know. everybody wants to get this thing through here so we can go on with the fourth of july. we have to be more precise and give people warnings that the lights will be out and it won't be just hours, it will be possibly days. it won't be just hours. the roads are going to be closed. we have to get more precise in our language. i know it's not good for business. you can't have two things. you can't have a hurricane and have businesses open. they have to close. >> general, should -- i mean, you're telling these people who are on the beach right now -- and we're seeing live images of them walking dogs and walking with their children. they're in the northern shoreline of north carolina where the storm has not come at least not yet to the degree that hurricane arthur is hitting southern north carolina, you're saying get off the beach. should they be leaving the coast? should they be leaving their cars and heading west or is it okay for
we need to be very specific and tell people stay away from the beach! the beach are closed. because many of them are visitors, jake. they don't know. everybody wants to get this thing through here so we can go on with the fourth of july. we have to be more precise and give people warnings that the lights will be out and it won't be just hours, it will be possibly days. it won't be just hours. the roads are going to be closed. we have to get more precise in our language. i know it's not good for...
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. >> on beaches that became beaches of death. there's no other way to describe them. >> the beachhead of democracy, also, the president said, as a way of talking about the turning point in history that that day really became. that was the turning point in the war, that was the turning point when america really began in some ways to dictate the developments in the world over what has now been the next 70 years. >> but we also have to remember, it was another, almost another full year of fighting, including some very, very deadly battles, like the battle of the bulge, fought in the dead of winter. >> some of the men who survived the d-day invasion went, perished then later on. >> that's true. and so, it was a long -- it was the beginning of the end, rather than, you know, we can call it a turning point. and of course, while this is going on, we have, as the president mentioned, the marines in the pacific fighting those dreadful battles. this was truly a world war. it's hard for especially younger people to contemplate and understan
. >> on beaches that became beaches of death. there's no other way to describe them. >> the beachhead of democracy, also, the president said, as a way of talking about the turning point in history that that day really became. that was the turning point in the war, that was the turning point when america really began in some ways to dictate the developments in the world over what has now been the next 70 years. >> but we also have to remember, it was another, almost another...
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holden beach, oak island, people are enjoying the beach as we stand here. carolina, wrightsville, emerald island, ronnie watson, my good friend, just gave me a great report there and emerald island is open for business and the beach looks pretty sound at this point in time. that's very good news. i just got a report from atlantic beach. the umbrellas are going up as we speak right now. and we're, again, still evaluating mainly the outer banks. some of the sound overflow that may be occurring at this point in time. we do want to emphasize, even though many of the beaches are open and we're still evaluating some of the outer bank beaches, please listen to lifeguards, look at the warning flags. do not get in the water if the lifeguards and local authorities say do not get in the water, because we could have riptides further up, especially the northern beaches, and we do not want any casualties at this point in time. as i said yesterday, most kaz ya casualties occur right before a storm or right after a storm. so we do want people to enjoy the beach but if the
holden beach, oak island, people are enjoying the beach as we stand here. carolina, wrightsville, emerald island, ronnie watson, my good friend, just gave me a great report there and emerald island is open for business and the beach looks pretty sound at this point in time. that's very good news. i just got a report from atlantic beach. the umbrellas are going up as we speak right now. and we're, again, still evaluating mainly the outer banks. some of the sound overflow that may be occurring at...
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. >> one of the key issues is the north beach station and the palace sites and so there were people that said bore ahead and don't go take the machines out and what we found early on the vial that was done for the phase one and 2 wouldn't i couldn't be stretched to make it september to build a station like north beach it needs a new environment there are tradeoffs for construction through the information a method that is less disruptive to the method and costs more another method slightly less but more disruptive the yellow t open the side that has another spur those are areas under the most disruptive design method you'll have to open up the street called cut and cover construction to put a station and tunnel and continual north the less disruptive will produce that by half the more disruptive is $400,000 and the less is still not cheap at $350 million that is - i have issues this station is build by itself you'll need the turn around facility and at the end of columbus avenue you'll have a turn around facility the cost estimates is a turn around and plus you have to fully utility i uti
. >> one of the key issues is the north beach station and the palace sites and so there were people that said bore ahead and don't go take the machines out and what we found early on the vial that was done for the phase one and 2 wouldn't i couldn't be stretched to make it september to build a station like north beach it needs a new environment there are tradeoffs for construction through the information a method that is less disruptive to the method and costs more another method slightly...
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beach. general bradley said that all those who had one day set foot on french soil, on the beach of omaha were heroes, yes. yes, they were heroes, all of them. all those that went forward. continued to go forward in the name of our freedom. we are in normandy, the battle that took place throughout the summer of 1944, was the greatest air, navy, war, 10,000 plains, 140,000 soldiers, british, canadian, american. on 6 june. 3,000 of them died. 3,000. but the soldiers had succeeded. in the vital task of landing on french soil, and on 6 june they had started to free france, and as the sun set. aluminous light rose throughout europe and on the butches of normandy. we have the memory of a clash, an uncertain conflict, an unsighted conflict. on the beaches of normandy, quiet beaches, we have the soul of the fighters who gave their lives. on these beaches, the quiet beaches. blows, whatever the weather, of the season. freedom. freedom continues to blow today. that is why i wish the name of france - t
beach. general bradley said that all those who had one day set foot on french soil, on the beach of omaha were heroes, yes. yes, they were heroes, all of them. all those that went forward. continued to go forward in the name of our freedom. we are in normandy, the battle that took place throughout the summer of 1944, was the greatest air, navy, war, 10,000 plains, 140,000 soldiers, british, canadian, american. on 6 june. 3,000 of them died. 3,000. but the soldiers had succeeded. in the vital...
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omaha beach was the most heavily defended beach of all. that is why eisenhower wanted the first division to spearhead or make that invasion in the first wave, because we had made three invasions. the germans had 12 bumpers in front -- bunkers in front. those bunkers were six feet thick of concrete with the enforced rods. they had machine guns they could fire at us and they had the 88 said they could fire right on us. coming in, first thing you had to do was get in so they could getting close enough to get out. once they let the ramps down, and you went off, you had to get through more barbed wire. you are then over 300 yards of open beach. they could see us just as plain as i can see you guys. they were up on the side of the hill, doug and with machine guns. across the road, there was a tank trap that the germans had put in, just wide enough that tanks would get in and fill up with water, so the tanks would get into that and be stuck. beyond that, he had more barbed wire. you had to cross that beach of 300 yards, then you had to get to the
omaha beach was the most heavily defended beach of all. that is why eisenhower wanted the first division to spearhead or make that invasion in the first wave, because we had made three invasions. the germans had 12 bumpers in front -- bunkers in front. those bunkers were six feet thick of concrete with the enforced rods. they had machine guns they could fire at us and they had the 88 said they could fire right on us. coming in, first thing you had to do was get in so they could getting close...
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play land at the beach. and for almost half a century more, the rides kept working. >> the carusel that extravagant work of art that entertained millions throughout the year at play land is alive and well in san francisco. >> ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls please remain seated while the ride is in motion. please do not change seats while the ride is in motion. thank you. >> reporter: hand somely restored the old merry go is now restored. gold is the manager for the phone company during the week and runs the ride for the love of it. he worked at playland as a teenager and met his wife there. he has a private collection of tickets and signs from playland in the 50s and 60s. >> talk about childhood heaven. when i was 16 i had the keys to everything out there. running the fun house on special nights like when they would rent the fun house out to a private party. being on that crew. things like that it was just great. it really was. >> reporter: the biggest thing about the slide was of course you couldn't w
play land at the beach. and for almost half a century more, the rides kept working. >> the carusel that extravagant work of art that entertained millions throughout the year at play land is alive and well in san francisco. >> ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls please remain seated while the ride is in motion. please do not change seats while the ride is in motion. thank you. >> reporter: hand somely restored the old merry go is now restored. gold is the manager for the phone...
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golden gate park and beach la have fabulous san francisco treasurers as is ocean beach a national treasure we bring the kids to golden gate park and beach la to practice during united states week no matter where you are in the city you can play on the fields and enjoy all of la it's crucial for the kids of san francisco they enjoy this great place and they do is through youth soccer. i i urge you to purchase this turf so kids can have the reap to stay in the city thank you very much >> thank you. >> next speaker >> hi i take it me again, it's the same subject i apologize. i was told i could make general comments. >> you're fine go ahead. >> when i began reaching this about the toxic turf because i was curious people railroad were saying things what is unfortunate everybody is looking at us this is now a a national issue. i see on our children's plagued i would certainly be happy to volunteer but i talked to carl and worked for the city and the vikings are doing a great job but kids in bayview how does that tie into soccer the epa has withdrawn their approval of the substance we're putting
golden gate park and beach la have fabulous san francisco treasurers as is ocean beach a national treasure we bring the kids to golden gate park and beach la to practice during united states week no matter where you are in the city you can play on the fields and enjoy all of la it's crucial for the kids of san francisco they enjoy this great place and they do is through youth soccer. i i urge you to purchase this turf so kids can have the reap to stay in the city thank you very much >>...
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hells beach had earned its name. by 8:30 a.m., general omar bradley expected our troops to be a mile inland. six hours after the landing, he wrote "we held only 10 yards of beach." in this age of instant commentary, the invasion would have swiftly and roundly been declared, as it was by one officer, a debacle. but such a race to judgment would not have taken into account the courage of free men. success may not come with rushing speed, president roosevelt would say that night, but we shall return again and again. paratroopers fought through the countryside to find one another. rangers pulled themselves over those cliffs to silence nazi guns. to the west, americans took utah beach with relative ease. to the east, the british tore through the coast, fueled by the fury of attacks. -- fury of five years of bombs over london and a solemn vow to fight them on the beaches. the canadians, whose shores had not been touched by war, drove far into france. and here, at omaha, troops who finally made it to the seawall used it as
hells beach had earned its name. by 8:30 a.m., general omar bradley expected our troops to be a mile inland. six hours after the landing, he wrote "we held only 10 yards of beach." in this age of instant commentary, the invasion would have swiftly and roundly been declared, as it was by one officer, a debacle. but such a race to judgment would not have taken into account the courage of free men. success may not come with rushing speed, president roosevelt would say that night, but we...
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he's also in northern france on a beach in nomady. this an important moment for the french to remember their casualties. but most of the rest of the day, james, will be about remembering the veterans, those who stormed the beaches back in 1944. >> reporter: that's right, felicity. in a series of events coming up, commemorations in the coming hours. about two hours from now, the main american ceremony, president obama will be on the beaches there at a same terry beside the beach at omaha where the americans suffered most of their casualties where there really was a very, very heavy fight on d-day 70 years ago. they'll also then be a event for the british commemorating the british who died on that day and during the battle attended by her majesty the queen, queen elizabeth of the u.k. and then later on in a few hours time, there will be the main international the ceremony taking place. now, by my count, we have 23 different world leaders who are going to be there. we have monarchs, presidents, and prime ministers attending what will be
he's also in northern france on a beach in nomady. this an important moment for the french to remember their casualties. but most of the rest of the day, james, will be about remembering the veterans, those who stormed the beaches back in 1944. >> reporter: that's right, felicity. in a series of events coming up, commemorations in the coming hours. about two hours from now, the main american ceremony, president obama will be on the beaches there at a same terry beside the beach at omaha...
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"hell's beach" had earned its name. by 8:30 a.m., general omar bradley expected our troops to be a mile inland. "six hours after the landings," he wrote, "we held only ten yards of beach." in this age of instant commentary, the invasion would have swiftly and roundly been declared, as it was by one officer, "a debacle." but such a race to judgment would not have taken into account the courage of free men. "success may not come with rushing speed," president roosevelt would say that night, "but we shall return again and again." and paratroopers fought through the countryside to find one another. rangers pulled themselves over those cliffs to silence nazi guns. to the west, americans took utah beach with relative ease. to the east, the british tore through the coast, fueled by the fury of five years of bombs over london and a solemn vow to "fight them on the beaches." the canadians, whose shores had not been touched by war, drove far into france. and here, at omaha, troops who finally made it to the seawall used it as she
"hell's beach" had earned its name. by 8:30 a.m., general omar bradley expected our troops to be a mile inland. "six hours after the landings," he wrote, "we held only ten yards of beach." in this age of instant commentary, the invasion would have swiftly and roundly been declared, as it was by one officer, "a debacle." but such a race to judgment would not have taken into account the courage of free men. "success may not come with rushing...
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and forked road beach in wildwood crest and the swedes street beach in dewey beach, delaware. new jersey as more beaches on the list than any other state, and water quality is important. epa says millions of people get sick each year from swimming in polluted the waters and the the weather, well, it will be great down here this weekend. come down and check it out. live from stone harbor i'm meteorologist illegal hosta-taking. ♪ homeowner draws the line, ortho deer b gon. safely keeps thieving deer and rabbits away from your plants. guaranteed. ortho deer b gon. get order. get ortho®. former survivor cast member is killed in an accident, justin beiber faces off with photographers and george clooney takes drastic action against the paparazzi. >> lets get that from the insider's kevin frasier in los angeles. >> reporter: chris and jessica new clues are surface nothing reality star's suicide was motive for him taking his life, his model wife's night out with leonardo dicaprio. that is andrew stern, looking for love on 2009 episode of millionaire match maker, and asked this mixe
and forked road beach in wildwood crest and the swedes street beach in dewey beach, delaware. new jersey as more beaches on the list than any other state, and water quality is important. epa says millions of people get sick each year from swimming in polluted the waters and the the weather, well, it will be great down here this weekend. come down and check it out. live from stone harbor i'm meteorologist illegal hosta-taking. ♪ homeowner draws the line, ortho deer b gon. safely keeps thieving...
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there are few soft sites within a quarter of a mile of the station nothing sizeable within the north beach station urging the planning department analysis the k340u789 be elevated it for property increases to fund the project they found that self tools to be able to use the bonds none are going to pay for it in full it will be 5 to 20 percent of a project depending on the configuration they also found with the limited number of development sites changing zoning limits or height limits will only have a modest effect on the revenue but that is the more important factor this is the capital cost our consulting agents did the c ability analysis prepared a magnitude cost estimate from a national database and those are justified to 70s market there's in 20 to $14 not adjust for inflation still a useful tool for the concept you will notice the biggest drivers are the length of the limited and the number of underground versus the construction costs from hunters $.40 million up to billion dollars you'll notice the underground concepts are twice the cost of they're similar surface pairs and they're a
there are few soft sites within a quarter of a mile of the station nothing sizeable within the north beach station urging the planning department analysis the k340u789 be elevated it for property increases to fund the project they found that self tools to be able to use the bonds none are going to pay for it in full it will be 5 to 20 percent of a project depending on the configuration they also found with the limited number of development sites changing zoning limits or height limits will only...
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if you get a part in beach blanket? oh, i would be the agent and we will discuss it. now, snow, yes, snow, now, look, my part is flying, why were you up there >> i am so sorry. >> you can call me charlotte. okay, i want to tell you that this is the 40th anniversary, wonder woman and so i am going to, and i am giving you notice, i am going to fly on the 45th, the 50th, the 55th, the 60th, and here to be carrying my train. so, one last thing, snow, you had to travel all over the world to find a prince, i found one in my backyard. >> and now the maestro, michael thomas will come and lead us in san francisco. ♪ >> our wonderful beach blanket like san francisco,
if you get a part in beach blanket? oh, i would be the agent and we will discuss it. now, snow, yes, snow, now, look, my part is flying, why were you up there >> i am so sorry. >> you can call me charlotte. okay, i want to tell you that this is the 40th anniversary, wonder woman and so i am going to, and i am giving you notice, i am going to fly on the 45th, the 50th, the 55th, the 60th, and here to be carrying my train. so, one last thing, snow, you had to travel all over the world...
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can vector in panzer units to the beach. it was a serious and lengthy discussion and the decision was quite deliberate. we're going to have a brief, but extraordinarily intense naval gunfire, but just for about an hour. what secretary rumsfeld would later call shock awe.o just enough to make the germans died. -- dive. it was not so much they would destroy the defenses as they would demoralize the defenders. quite a different objective. yes, the naval gunfire support was too brief and it did not work. we know now that those shells, even the big 14-and shells from the american battleships did not destroy the heart and life on any of the beach -- hardly begun siphon any of the beaches. a lot of them were subsequently taken out because of the pinpoint accuracy, providing radio controlled close and gunfire support. but the preliminary compartment was too sure. i will add to that what you did not ask, and that was the aerial bombardment, which was supposed , and overwhelming as well particularly in omaha, it had to be done quickly
can vector in panzer units to the beach. it was a serious and lengthy discussion and the decision was quite deliberate. we're going to have a brief, but extraordinarily intense naval gunfire, but just for about an hour. what secretary rumsfeld would later call shock awe.o just enough to make the germans died. -- dive. it was not so much they would destroy the defenses as they would demoralize the defenders. quite a different objective. yes, the naval gunfire support was too brief and it did not...
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beach's allegations lack substance when closely scrutinized. beach's conviction is valid. therefore, like every other person convicted of murder, beach is required to serve his prison sentence. >> i was stunned. >> narrator: centurion had been so confident that the court would rule in barry's favor, but this? >> all of us who are convinced of barry's innocence, we were just -- it was a kick in the stomach. >> narrator: the warrant was issued within hours. barry insisted on walking to the sheriff's office to turn himself in. the ziglers went with him. >> he stopped and put his hands on both shoulders, stella's and mine, and he said, i hope you know this means i'm going to have to go back and serve the rest of my time. i said, barry, don't talk like that. i don't want to hear that. very, very, very emotional day for us. just like someone in our family. >> narrator: reaction was swift and shock and sad. from the waitresses at stella's. >> very heartbreaking because i've seen him work here and he's an active member of society. >> narrator: from barry's boss. >> does barry belo
beach's allegations lack substance when closely scrutinized. beach's conviction is valid. therefore, like every other person convicted of murder, beach is required to serve his prison sentence. >> i was stunned. >> narrator: centurion had been so confident that the court would rule in barry's favor, but this? >> all of us who are convinced of barry's innocence, we were just -- it was a kick in the stomach. >> narrator: the warrant was issued within hours. barry insisted...
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any beach left. some of the houses across the street may have beach front property. when you get 100 mile-per-hour winds pounding on shore, that's what you're going to see. this is what it looks like, the kaefs coming in. it was low tide about an hour again. it's no longer that. the waves are piling up. this is what it looks like at cure beach. a low tide right now and there's the barrier. that right there is the beginning of the dunes. the waves only 10 to 20 feet from the dunes. we still have another five hours of high tide to go. this water will be in these yards, in these dunes and there are some homes just back out to the west of there. so here's what we have for the next few hours. one band after another affecting all of these cities up and down the southeast part of north carolina. something else we're seeing right now, just noticed it, an inner eye wall. inner eye wall right there. that inner eye wall is developing. that's the part that there have the category 2 hurricane winds as they develo
any beach left. some of the houses across the street may have beach front property. when you get 100 mile-per-hour winds pounding on shore, that's what you're going to see. this is what it looks like, the kaefs coming in. it was low tide about an hour again. it's no longer that. the waves are piling up. this is what it looks like at cure beach. a low tide right now and there's the barrier. that right there is the beginning of the dunes. the waves only 10 to 20 feet from the dunes. we still have...
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that allows citizens like you and i and our children to use the beach. god only made so much beach. we can't buy it up and close it off. >> a separate suit last fall cited the treaty overgoad law pay which protected property from citizens. he refused to comment on this case. this case goes to trial as early as monday afternoon. >> this is all about observing the law and when this began, it shut off access to the beach and could mean fines in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. in redwood city, mark kelly, kpix 5. >> this afternoon, begins at 2:00. there's a chance the judge will allow for a site visit. both parties included drive to martin beach for a look at the property. >> time for weather. you've been there before. it's beautiful. >> this is a spectacular beach. it's really something, i love everything else to see and of course, servers like to see it out there too. >> we may not. but hey, a lot of neat places in the area o check out today. a couple of neat clouds. the wind kicks up outside. there's a slight chance we could see a couple of sprinkles popping up. we see showers
that allows citizens like you and i and our children to use the beach. god only made so much beach. we can't buy it up and close it off. >> a separate suit last fall cited the treaty overgoad law pay which protected property from citizens. he refused to comment on this case. this case goes to trial as early as monday afternoon. >> this is all about observing the law and when this began, it shut off access to the beach and could mean fines in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. in...
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town without a beach. explanation, ocean wise is not considered in the park and rec report, however some of the [speaker not understood] may be aware that abag had commissioned a sediment study on the shorelines from the ocean beach down to pedro point. in the seminar held in pacifica, preliminary finding were shared. they had free major beaches, rock away and linda moore beaches as the ocean rices. the third is shell park. the northernmost of the beaches. if the berm is [speaker not understood], it will disappear a ocean rises leaving pacifa with no functional beaches. if the berm is allowed to be unarmly reabsorbed, the dunes can reach eastward as the ocean rises. the marsh lands behind will observe much of any major storm's power. a much smaller feature or 45-foot berm can protect at-risk homes. you can save million of dollars you plan to spend on armoring and pumping. my second issue, san francisco rec and park has consistently attempted to hide the big picture, that is the environmental impact of this
town without a beach. explanation, ocean wise is not considered in the park and rec report, however some of the [speaker not understood] may be aware that abag had commissioned a sediment study on the shorelines from the ocean beach down to pedro point. in the seminar held in pacifica, preliminary finding were shared. they had free major beaches, rock away and linda moore beaches as the ocean rices. the third is shell park. the northernmost of the beaches. if the berm is [speaker not...
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enjoy the beach. we are both educators, so we are looking forward to school starting as well. >> i had to make it to the beach win more time. so it was a must. we talked about it earlier in the week and we're here. >> take a look at the family there on the beach on newport avenue soaking it in. we still have three days left for the rest of the weekend. we will all hold on for dear life and enjoy every moment of it. for now live in ventnor city, annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >> and live on the ben franklin parkway. and the stage is set for tomorrow's made in america music festival. that of course means detours for drivers in the areas. >> that's right. the gates open in 18 hours. and you can see the main gate is right behind me right here. the next two days the parkway here will be rocking with head-pounding music. today the only pounding heads belong drivers trying to negotiate the street closures and workers racing the clock. for days an army of technologies crawling over fou
enjoy the beach. we are both educators, so we are looking forward to school starting as well. >> i had to make it to the beach win more time. so it was a must. we talked about it earlier in the week and we're here. >> take a look at the family there on the beach on newport avenue soaking it in. we still have three days left for the rest of the weekend. we will all hold on for dear life and enjoy every moment of it. for now live in ventnor city, annie mccormick channel 6 "action...
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that moment of unimaginable heroism and sacrifice on the landing beaches. it was also the years of planning, building, training as well as the landing. the first element of it is a strategic one. there is the effort to do it. particularly when to do it. they are assembling the material to make it possible. then there is the operational story of getting it done. collectively, all of that back story was called operation neptune. let me start the story with the strategic planning. just how did the american allies decide to do this? how do they make the decision? there is a lot of talk about the special relationship between the british and the americans. there is a common language, a common foe. the allied partnership was marked by disagreements and sometimes bitter arguments between the partners. i want to start with this image. i say a picture is worth a thousand words. this may be worth at least 2000. i plan to spend at least 2000 talking about it. you all know these two guys in front. that is fdr in front. from the very beginning of the war, roosevelt had s
that moment of unimaginable heroism and sacrifice on the landing beaches. it was also the years of planning, building, training as well as the landing. the first element of it is a strategic one. there is the effort to do it. particularly when to do it. they are assembling the material to make it possible. then there is the operational story of getting it done. collectively, all of that back story was called operation neptune. let me start the story with the strategic planning. just how did the...
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the ship is grounded on the beach. we were attacked by enemy fire, and in the previous shot you can see a bomb lands not too far from where we were. there it is again. the bulldozers were trying to clear roads to let our tanks move forward. even though it was june, the area was quite cold, as it usually is in that part of normandy. of course, the men dug their foxholes a little deeper and we had the fortune of finding a concrete wall that help service protection. even now, we are taking some of our wounded back to the beach to be transferred back to england, but when the tide went out, the ships could not coming close, for those that ran aground had to wait for high tide to go out, if they were not hit. we spent the night in a foxhole. soon we showed some of the first prisoners in the area, late in the day, captured close to the beach, sent back to england because there was no room to keep them there. quick soldiers, sailors and airmen of the allied expeditionary force. you are about to embark upon the great crusade to
the ship is grounded on the beach. we were attacked by enemy fire, and in the previous shot you can see a bomb lands not too far from where we were. there it is again. the bulldozers were trying to clear roads to let our tanks move forward. even though it was june, the area was quite cold, as it usually is in that part of normandy. of course, the men dug their foxholes a little deeper and we had the fortune of finding a concrete wall that help service protection. even now, we are taking some of...
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they call it o beach or u beach, simple as that. >> did you ever ask yourself why they picked a city? >> i asked myself why they picked two indian names. i have never found a historical reason to reveal really why. >> o beach, u beach. >> o task force, u task force. >> how much does it cost to maintain the cemetery? >> that depends on capital improvements. maintenance costs, storms, etc. there is not a fixed type of cost i can give you. >> any average, a million, 2 million -- how long have you been here? >> seven years. >> where are you from? >> upstate new york. a town on the seaway. >> why did you choose to stay in france? >> first of all, my wife is french. that's a pretty good reason. it is the nature of the job i have with the american battlegrounds commission. i do not think you can find an equivalent anywhere in the united states. the diversity of the job, the language requirement, so forth. i just found this a very exciting job, and i like living here in france. >> who pays for this operation? >> the u.s. taxpayer. the battle commission is an independent agency of the executiv
they call it o beach or u beach, simple as that. >> did you ever ask yourself why they picked a city? >> i asked myself why they picked two indian names. i have never found a historical reason to reveal really why. >> o beach, u beach. >> o task force, u task force. >> how much does it cost to maintain the cemetery? >> that depends on capital improvements. maintenance costs, storms, etc. there is not a fixed type of cost i can give you. >> any average,...
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the character in north beach. and so please do keep that in mind when you are considering this. now, as to the proposal itself, i would like to address just two issues. one, the number. and two, the so-called spin off. with respect to the number, according to the representatives here today from the city, the increasing the number does not make much difference. if that is true, why change it? what is to be gained by putting at risk the possibility of some very good but very small businesses having to compete with others who perhaps are larger and more aggressive? and if it, ain't broke don't fix it and it doesn't seem to be a compelling reason to do so. secondly, with respect to subsidiary and frankly that is a lot of nonsense that they can't be tracked of course they can, and the city is not in a position to draft something, i would be happy to help them. so, to just basically write off all subsidiaries of what is a major corporation in the retail business, whether it is through electronic means or brick and mar t
the character in north beach. and so please do keep that in mind when you are considering this. now, as to the proposal itself, i would like to address just two issues. one, the number. and two, the so-called spin off. with respect to the number, according to the representatives here today from the city, the increasing the number does not make much difference. if that is true, why change it? what is to be gained by putting at risk the possibility of some very good but very small businesses...
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the beaches. make sure you are out of the water. it's going to be dangerous, essential with rip currents. and it's going to continue to move northeast by saturday around 2:00 a.m. watching cape cod, the islands here. tropical storm warning here. we could feel tropical storm force winds as well as rain, battering waves and moving into canada a strong tropical storm. there rot edare the advisories. gusts in excess of 50 miles per hour. we're not out of the woodsiest for coastal massachusetts and toward eastern dan. for the most part, we're going have a good looking weekend across the east coast. there's the silver lining. back to you ladies. >> thank you. >>> i've covered a hurricane or two in the same area. when they talk about flooding, that is what -- >> one of the main dangers. one of the biggest killers. thank you. >>> americans are eleva independence today. one of the biggest fourth of july celebrations in wisconsin. nearly half a million people in attendance. ♪ >> and in boston, hurricane a
the beaches. make sure you are out of the water. it's going to be dangerous, essential with rip currents. and it's going to continue to move northeast by saturday around 2:00 a.m. watching cape cod, the islands here. tropical storm warning here. we could feel tropical storm force winds as well as rain, battering waves and moving into canada a strong tropical storm. there rot edare the advisories. gusts in excess of 50 miles per hour. we're not out of the woodsiest for coastal massachusetts and...
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beach, the dryhe beach where they had the shale rocks. the germans had put in all kinds of obstacles. between his obstacles, they had french gates which are iron gates and things like that out there. these were to try to keep the boats from getting in, our landing craft from getting in. they had a hundred thousand mines in the water the water. had sand walk-up tables. omaha beach was the most heavily defended beach of all. that is why eisenhower wanted spearheaddivision to or make that invasion in the first wave, because we had made three invasions. the germans had 12 bumpers in -- bunkers in front. those bunkers were six feet thick of concrete with the enforced rods. they had machine guns they could fire at us and they had the 88 said they could fire right on us. coming in, first thing you had to do was get in so they could getting close enough to get out. once they let the ramps down, and you went off, you had to get through more barbed wire. you are then over 300 yards of open beach. they could see us just as plain as i can see you guy
beach, the dryhe beach where they had the shale rocks. the germans had put in all kinds of obstacles. between his obstacles, they had french gates which are iron gates and things like that out there. these were to try to keep the boats from getting in, our landing craft from getting in. they had a hundred thousand mines in the water the water. had sand walk-up tables. omaha beach was the most heavily defended beach of all. that is why eisenhower wanted spearheaddivision to or make that invasion...
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beaches for some fun in the sun where there were ninety five thousand miles of shoreline to explore beach vacations have become a staple of american culture but a new report from the natural resources defense council paints a grim picture of the current state of u.s. beaches by collecting nearly thirty five hundred water samples from beaches across the nation the n.r.d.c. found that one in ten american beaches aren't just polluted but are unsafe for swimming altogether this means that the water near these beaches don't pass the environmental protection agency's water safety standards now of course beaches everywhere are riddled with garbage like plastic bags but at this disgustingly in the talks a vacation of this water is due almost exclusively to human sewage according the n.r.d.c. storm water runoff and sewage overflow causes water to be filled with dangerous bacteria and those that come in contact with this water can develop everything from stomach flu skin rashes to respiratory infections and happen to titus in fact according to a.p. as many as three point five million people become
beaches for some fun in the sun where there were ninety five thousand miles of shoreline to explore beach vacations have become a staple of american culture but a new report from the natural resources defense council paints a grim picture of the current state of u.s. beaches by collecting nearly thirty five hundred water samples from beaches across the nation the n.r.d.c. found that one in ten american beaches aren't just polluted but are unsafe for swimming altogether this means that the water...
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the poem is called "omaha beach." ♪ >> when we went in the beach had been taken. the living fought on. the dead forsaken. we were dropped into water up to our shoulders. we waded in. a group of green soldiers on to that thin strip of beach. so many had tried to reach. they were the ones who went in first. among the machine gunfire and shell bursts. they went to watery graves. sinking beneath the waves. the water was red. red from the dead. red from the dying and agony crying. those who made the land were not able to stand, we fell on the sand, writhing in pain, screaming for help in vain. every advantage was on the hill. they killed our men at will. the rain of death from the cliffs never stopped. never stopped. but we, we just kept coming in from the sea. wave after wave. as far as you could see. sheer courage and determination. not believing they were done. dictated the victory that day. others in the future will say when they stand on that mighty hike and look down on that thin strip of beach they will say i don't see how they ever did it. they fought for every
the poem is called "omaha beach." ♪ >> when we went in the beach had been taken. the living fought on. the dead forsaken. we were dropped into water up to our shoulders. we waded in. a group of green soldiers on to that thin strip of beach. so many had tried to reach. they were the ones who went in first. among the machine gunfire and shell bursts. they went to watery graves. sinking beneath the waves. the water was red. red from the dead. red from the dying and agony crying....
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>> the city of panama city beach doesn't market the beach at all. what we do as a city is provide services and infrastructure, safety and that sort of thing. we have a tourist development council that actually advertises the beach, and they spend very little money advertising spring break. now, the merchants who benefit from it do. >> fair enough. but you were very aware of the things that we were showing in our report. none of that should have been new to you. you're very aware of what's going on on the beach, you're aware of the drinking, you're aware of the arrests, you're aware of the hundred-milers, you're aware of all of that, right? >> yes, we are. those are certain areas of the beach. there are other areas of the beach when so many of the things that are shown are not happening. but yes, we're not pleased with it. that's not the kind of activity we would like to see our kids do. >> police chief, welcome to the program. it was very obvious that you guys were undermanned and doing the best job you possibly can in what can be for you guys a pre
>> the city of panama city beach doesn't market the beach at all. what we do as a city is provide services and infrastructure, safety and that sort of thing. we have a tourist development council that actually advertises the beach, and they spend very little money advertising spring break. now, the merchants who benefit from it do. >> fair enough. but you were very aware of the things that we were showing in our report. none of that should have been new to you. you're very aware of...
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later on down the beach. but people who don't know how to do that will struggle and they will struggle in that rip current and that's when trouble starts. >> right. which is exactly what happened in this case and like andria was saying, the two people taken to the hospital earlier could have been possibly been a father and son out there swimming. and you see the rescue going on again this is happening at ocean beach. we are looking at some live pictures. that rescue took place earlier today around 3:45. >> you can see visibility starting to go down as moisture comes in with light fog. the water is in the 50s. you have a surf line swell that's probably moving about 10 feet so all that combined -- we'll go back to this story if it changes. again, several people out in the water still, at least two rescues have been performed. and emergency crews are at ocean beach tonight. >>> back to the big fight over the transbay terminal project. so far, it remains a hole in the ground. our phil matier is live with what cou
later on down the beach. but people who don't know how to do that will struggle and they will struggle in that rip current and that's when trouble starts. >> right. which is exactly what happened in this case and like andria was saying, the two people taken to the hospital earlier could have been possibly been a father and son out there swimming. and you see the rescue going on again this is happening at ocean beach. we are looking at some live pictures. that rescue took place earlier...
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and we had had briefings on omaha beach, about it being the easiest of the five beaches. or the least defended. and we were told that the navy would take out some of the guns off of the high ground above the beach. the air force would also take out some of the bunkers on there and everything. we had a general that came down when we were getting briefed and he even told us that he hoped that we didn't just walk in on that beach and not have to fire a shot. but anyhow. the night we sailed, i finally -- i got up, being the driver, i got up in the driver's seat. tried to get some sleep. but all i could think of was my family back home, wondering if i'd ever get to see them again. i don't mind telling you i was just a kid. being 90 now. i was just a kid. 92 now, i should say. but i just thought about my folks. i couldn't sleep. i was -- i was scared. i didn't know what was going to happen. so the next day, when it got daylight, we were supposed to land about 15 or 20 minutes ahead of the main force. the elements of the 29th infantry. the infantry division, regiment. and the 1s
and we had had briefings on omaha beach, about it being the easiest of the five beaches. or the least defended. and we were told that the navy would take out some of the guns off of the high ground above the beach. the air force would also take out some of the bunkers on there and everything. we had a general that came down when we were getting briefed and he even told us that he hoped that we didn't just walk in on that beach and not have to fire a shot. but anyhow. the night we sailed, i...